Flood waters in some areas of Georgetown and along the East Coast Demerara have been slowly receding as the East Coast Conser-vancy continues to rise.
According to Chief Executive Officer of the National Drainage and Irrigation Authority Lionel Wordsworth, a flagstaff reading at around 3 pm yesterday revealed that the water level in the East Coast Demerara Conservancy is at 57.05 Georgetown Datum (GD), a 0.8 GD increase from Friday with 0.45 GD to reach the release level.
Wordsworth explained that this level is manageable as all systems are being put in place to get as much water off the land as possible. He further stated that highly affected areas along the
